Prestigious awards for high school students

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on November 3 presents the State’s third-class Independence Order to Chu Van An High School. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on November 3 presented the State’s third-class Independence Order to Chu Van An High School, one of the most prestigious schools in Vietnam, during a ceremony to celebrate its 110th anniversary. The order was a recognition of the school’s excellent performance in education and training, contributing to the national cause of building socialism and safeguarding the country. Ngan congratulated Chu Van An High School and generations of teachers and students on the school’s 110th founding anniversary (1908 – 2018), saying as one of the oldest schools in the country, Chu Van An, previously known as Buoi School, was the place where many well-known figures started their career as teachers like literary scholar and … [Read more...] about Chu Van An High School awarded Independence Order

Viet Nam News Nguyễn Ngọc Long from the central province of Thanh Hoa is one of the two Vietnamese gold medalists at the 49th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held in Lisbon, Portugal in late July. This year, more than 400 students from 90 countries attended the annual international physics competition for high school students. Long beat out hundreds of international students to be ranked 16th in total points earned in the theoretical and experimental exams. In May 2018, Long also won a gold medal at the Asian Physics Olympiad and first prize at the National Physics Competition 2018. Long, who just finished high school, talks with Hồng Vân about his experiences at IPhO and his passion for physics. How did you feel when you heard the result? It was only three hours before the closing event that I heard the official result from the guide. I was tremendously happy and just wanted to send the news to my family. When my name was called, I was … [Read more...] about Olympic talent shares his passion for physics

Ha Quoc Huy, a Year 13 student at British International School (BIS) Hanoi, is one of the two Vietnamese students who have received an offer from the renowned Columbia University in New York City. He’s happy to share his experience in successfully applying to one of the most prestigious Ivy League universities.
Ivy League is a term commonly used to refer to a group of eight private, East-Coast colleges and universities in the United States renowned for providing an excellent education and significant history.
Quoc Huy decided to apply to Columbia University for several reasons. The university has an excellent ‘Core Curriculum’ which allows him to try out a lot of different courses like Philosophy, Literature, History, Music or Art.
It’s really a good fit as Huy believes that a scientist also needs to know many other things about the world. In addition, being located in New York City, Columbia … [Read more...] about Ticket to top U.S. university: Experience of a BIS Hanoi student

SCG rewards 44 outstanding students Hung Le SCG, a leading conglomerate in the ASEAN region, last week awarded scholarships to 44 students who have successfully passed the university entrance exam 2016 at ceremonies in Hanoi and HCMC. Beneficiaries of the program were students majoring in engineering, economics, accounting and marketing who received scholarships worth VND7 million each and gifts. This year also marked the 10th anniversary of Sharing The Dream Scholarship program which has been jointly held by SCG and Tuoi Tre newspaper to nurture the educational dreams of excellent high school students in seven southeastern provinces and Hanoi with almost 4,000 scholarships. In 2016, many students from SCG Sharing The Dream program have been enrolled in the prestigious local as well as international universities including University of Staffordshire – United Kingdom, University of Economics HCMC, Foreign Trade University, HCMC National University, and National Economics … [Read more...] about SCG rewards 44 outstanding students

VietNamNet Bridge - The world’s leading universities will include talented Vietnamese who will enroll this year. 1. Coming first in high-school finals in Australia, first in the entrance exam to chemistry major class of the HCM City High School for Talented Students, obtaining maximum GPA and SAT 2, having nearly maximum TOEFL scores and winning a gold medal at a chemistry competition – all these achievements were gained by Hai Chau, the Vietnamese student who has been granted a full scholarship of $200,000 to study at Stanford University. Some other leading schools in the US also agreed to grant scholarships to Chau, including California Institute of Technology, Middlebury, Grinnell and Richmond. 2. Nguyen Thi Ha Giang (1997), a 12th grader in the English majoring class of the Ha Tinh provincial High School for the Gifted, has been informed by six schools in the US about their agreement on scholarships. The schools include Pizer College, a well-known liberal education … [Read more...] about Vietnamese schoolgirls win scholarships at prestigious universities